Car-mover.



W. L. CHITTUM.

GAR MOVBRL APPLICATION FILED Nov. 2, 1911.

Patented July so, 1912.

A ing 't' tain Appli@ et'ma'gfconccrn.

tQ Qa more Thev objectrrolthe invention resides the provision ot' a car movermad 'toi be easily positioned 'e'rat1}' l" "lation to one of the wheels ofaai'sothatthe actuation of the device will enable the inc lelnen.tm

ofrth-e: carftewbe instituted,vtheffemployment of the device being particularly "useful where it is desired to move cars short-disw tances.

lNith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device showing same mounted upon a rail and in operative relation to one of the wheels of a par, Fig. 2, an enlarged section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3, a top view of the supporting block of the device with .the operating lever removed, Fig. l, a bottom view of the supporting block detached from the rail7 and Fig. 5, a detail perspective view of the operating lever.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates an ordinary railroad rail and B one of the wheels of a car truck adapted for travel on the rail A.

The'device is shown as comprising a pair of opposed clamping members 10 and 11. Passing longitudinally through each of the clamping members is a bolt 12 and connecting the terminals of these bolts at opposite ends of the clamping members 10 and 11 respectively are links 13 and 14. Said links constituting the connection between the ed 1 n; -MLLZIAMIIVL GItITrsM" QFwsPRI i be mot nafta"reerredctofisactuated 'te "ffeetrhe spring 19 maremma-alero fwh'clrare'fadapt'- `,eettolengage a bearing plate 20 mount-ed in l@ Cll'lJWlyopFtiOl :"netrj ""vr To sono?" 'tf-will be noted that as the lower ends of themclamping members 1() and 11 are moved toward each other the terminals of the bow spring 19 slide along the bearing plate 20 until they engage respectively the ends of: the cutaway portion 17. During this movement of the lower ends of the clamping members the bow spring 19 is energized so that when the torce effecting the movement of the lower ends of the clamping members toward each other is removed the spring 19 will react to force the lower ends of said clamping mem bers away from each other.

The portions ofthe clamping members which are disposed above the links 13 and 14 are tapered as at 21 and 22 respectively and the inner faces of these tapered portions of the clamping members are provided respectively with similar correspondingly disposed transverse recesses 23 and 2-1. The operating lever of the device is indi cated at C and is shown as including angular portions 25 and 26`the former of which is provided at its free end with a socket 27 to receive a detachable operating handle 28, while the portion 26 has its free end terminating in a curved face 29 adapted to engage the periphery of the wheel B during the operation of the device. Extending transversely through the lever C at the junction ot' the angular portions 25 and 26 is a pivot pin 30 the ends of which are disposed respectively in the recesses 28 and 24;.

In the operation of the device the clamping members 10 and 11 are seated upon the rail A-with the flanges 15 and 16 disposed clamping members whereby the latter may on opposite sides of the tread of said rail n and at the same time cause the upper ends of the clamping members to be moved away vfrom each other so as to force the flanges 15 and 16 into clamping relation with the rail A; such -clamping relation being intensilied in proportion to the force applied to the handle 28. Further movement of the handle 28 toward the rail A will result in partial rotation of the wheel B as is apparent. As soon as the pressure on the handle 28 is released the spring 19 will move the.- lower ends of the clamping members 1() and 11 away from each other so that they may again be moved longitudinally of the rail A into proximity to the wheel B.

What is claimed is:

A car mover comprising a pair of clamping members, links disposed across the ends of said clamping members, said links being p ivotally connected at their terminals to said members respectively, longitudinal flanges on the outer sides of the lower ends of the clamping members, said clamping members being provided at the inner sides oi their lower ends with cutaway portions, a bow spring mounted in one of said cutaway portions having its terminals engaging in the other cutaway portion, the clamping members being further provided respectively with tapered upper ends having recesses in their respective inner faces, and a lever provided with a transverse pivot pin having its ends engaged in said recesses respectively and having a curved terminal for engaging the periphery of a wheel.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

YILLIAM L. CHITTUM.

Vit-nesses GEoRGE CHrLDnns, F. P. RICHMOND.

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